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Welcome to
Our 100% home record remains in tact, with still no goals conceded at Fortress Park Hall! Another solid performance ensured maximum points against Aber with tonight's encounter with Bala Town hopefully ensuring another Welsh Premier Victory. A warm welcome to Nigel, Ruth, their fellow Directors, Colin, his staff and players and supporters of Bala Town who have made the short journey over to us this evening. As everyone prepares for the Christmas period we are hoping that our wonderful form continues this evening and into the festive period with two back to back games with Newtown on Boxing Day and New Years Day. There was lots to cheer for both teams last weekend as we secured another impressive
victory in the Welsh Premier, whilst Bala scored seven against gap Connah's Quay at Maes Tegid. Once again we had some familiar faces in the crowd against Aberystwyth with our friends from Holy Trinity Primary School, whose school choir entertained us before the game inside the Venue, as well as performing on the pitch at half time. We also presented our Academy player of the month awards. Each age group winner was invited to dine before the game with family and friends. Last Sunday we had a good turnout for our Academy Christmas Party, all age groups enjoyed the day with some Christmas games, bowling and festive football. Tonight we will be drawing our Christmas Raffle, with some great prizes on offer including a VIP ticket for four people for an Aston Villa Premiership game, a signed Chelsea shirt and a
plasma TV amongst the top prizes. If you haven't already bought your ticket, now's your chance! Whilst on the pitch, our academy teams have been performing well in the annual futsal matches at Deeside Leisure Centre. Let's hope we get another bumper crowd at Park Hall tonight and a good result to take us into the festive period. Finally, may I take this opportunity to wish everyone connected with the club a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Thanks once again for your support, it's much appreciated. Enjoy the game
Ian Williams Chief Operating Officer
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manager’s notes I would like to welcome everyone to tonight’s game, in what will be our last game of 2013. We have had a bit of a disrupted week after the match against Carmarthen was postponed but the lads have trained well and we are more than ready to face Bala tonight. There will be a few familiar faces for me at Park Hall and it will be good to see Connell Murtagh at the game because he has worked with us over the past two or so years. I also know Ian Sheridan who used to play for me at Airbus and he is a really good lad. I have seen a lot of Bala in recent weeks and watched them take on Airbus. During that game they were probably the better team and it is definitely going to be a tough game tonight. They have a lot of quality in their squad with a lot of experience. Kenny Lunt and Mark Jones are both very good footballers and in my opinion, they should be higher up in the league. They had a fantastic result last Friday so they will come here with a lot of confidence. The lads will need to be really up for it tonight because they will certainly push us! Keep cheering the lads on! Enjoy the game!
Craig
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IN OPPOSITION
Bala Town FC Player Profiles ASHLEY MORRIS (Goalkeeper) Goalkeeper Ashley Morris joined the Lakesiders from Llanelli in the summer of 2012. The Merthyr Town youth product spent three seasons at Stebonheath and has also represented Wales at Semi Pro and Under 21 level. The experienced shot stopper won Bala Town’s Committees’ Player and Player of the Year in his first season at Maes Tegid. Ash and his defence had the second lowest goals against rate in the WPL last campaign. MATTHEW BOSWELL (Goalkeeper) Experience shot stopper Boswell is in his third spell with the Lakesiders. The 35 year old has played for Morton, Burscough, Bradford Park Avenue, Kidderminster and home town club Shrewsbury. BEN COLLINS (Defender) Left back Ben is starting his second full season at Maes Tegid after appearing for Connah’s Quay. The Chester born defender has also appeared for Buckley Town and Ruthin Town and made 20 (+5) appearances last campaign. STUART JONES (Defender) Ex Everton and Tranmere youth Stuart has spent two seasons at Maes Tegid after a year at Chester F.C. and four years at Cammell Lairds. The centre back scored eight goals last season in his 34 (+3) appearances for the Lakesiders. Also scooped up April Player of the Month in the WPL RYAN VALENTINE (Defender) Chirk born defender Valentine was Colin Caton’s first summer signing of the 2013/14 campaign. The 30 year old ex AFC Telford United captain has represented Wales at U21 level earning eight caps. Ryan has also appeared for Wrexham, Darlington and Hereford United.
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DAVE MORLEY (Defender) St Helens born defender Morley joined the Lakesiders in August 2013 after leaving Bangor City in July after four seasons with the Citizens. The 35 year old has played for Oxford United, Doncaster Rovers, Macclesfield Town, Carlisle United and started his career at Manchester City. TONY DAVIES (Defender) Tall commanding Tony is in his second spell at Maes Tegid and since returning to the Lakesiders has been rock solid in the Town back four. Davies has captained Marine and also appeared for Llangefni, Denbigh and Ashton United. STEPHEN FISHER (DEFENDER) Ste has been with the Lakesiders since 2005 and is the only member of the squad who has been with the Club since the Cymru Alliance days. Fisher still makes the occasional appearance in defence but has now taken a more predominant coaching role as Colin Caton’s number 2. MARK WYN JONES (DEFENDER) Young defender Mark is a local player who has come through Town’s Academy ranks. The 16 year old is a strong centre back who has already been named on the bench for the Lakesiders. CONALL MURTAGH (MIDFIELD) Northern Irish midfielder Conall was a summer signing in 2011 from Aberystwyth Town. The Belfast born player has appeared for Wrexham, Hearts, Raith Rovers, Crusaders, TNS and Rhyl before his spell at Bala Town. Conall has made 58 (+5) appearances in his two years with the Lakesiders scoring two goals in that period. MARK JONES (MIDFIELD) Wrexham born Mark Jones was a 2010 summer
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signing and is rated as one of the best midfielders within the WPL. Jonah who is the captain of the Lakesiders made 38 (+2) appearances and scored eight goals in all competitions and retained his place in the WPL’s Team of the Year again this year. Ex Wales International Mark was the WPL’s Player of the Year in 2012 and is under contract at Maes Tegid until 2015. He scooped up Supporters Player of the Year in last season’s end of season awards STEF EDWARDS (MIDFIELDER) Ex Wales Under 18 representative Edwards is a versatile player who can play left back or left midfield. Stef who is known for his pace signed from Seasiders Aberystwyth Town after spells at Cefn Druids, Welshpool and Gresford Athletic EDWIN RENAUD (MIDFIELD) Midfielder Edwin signed for the Lakesiders on January 2013. The Liverpool born arrived from Quarry Bank Old Boys and will be starting his first full season at Maes Tegid STEPHEN BROWN (MIDFIELD) Pacy right winger Ste joined the Lakesiders in the summer 2011 transfer window from Marine. Browny scored six goals in all competitions for Town in the last campaign and his tricks down the wing were the basis to many of Town’s goals. The midfielder has also played for Droylsden, Burscough and Bamber Bridge. KENNY LUNT (MIDFIELD) Thirty three year old Lunt joined Town in the 2012 summer transfer window after his release from Hereford United. The experienced midfielder appeared for Crewe Alexandra and then at Sheffield Wednesday whilst in the Championship. Kenny has made over 550 Football League appearances and he won Managers Player of the Year in the year’s Presentation evening RYAN JONES (MIDFIELD) 17 year old Ryan will be in his second full season with the Lakesiders after coming through Town’s Academy. Young midfielder Jones was called up to the Wales U18’s Semi
Pro squad and got his first Wales cap v Republic of Ireland last February. One to watch this season! ADAM EDEN (MIDFIELD) 21 year old midfielder Adam joined Town from Airbus but spent last season on loan at Buckley Town where he scored two goals in ten appearances. ALEX EDWARDS (MIDFIELD) Wrexham born Alex is a member of our U19’s and agreed terms with the Lakesiders during preseason. Edwards who lives in the Vale of Clwyd has appeared for Ruthin Youth, Marchwiel Youth and the North West Wales Football Association. IAN SHERIDAN (STRIKER) Striker Sheridan scored fifteen goals in 37 (+2) in his first full season as a Lakesider. A January 2012 signing from Airbus UK, Sheds has also played for AFC Liverpool and Colwyn Bay and highly rated at Maes Tegid LEWIS CODLING (STRIKER) Ex Everton youth Codling joined the Lakesiders from Aberystwyth Town in July 2012 after leaving the Seasiders due to work commitments in January 2012. Liverpudlian Lewis was released by Everton in 2010 but has made 78 (+24) appearances in his spells with Aber and Bala scoring twenty goals. CHRIS MASON (STRIKER) Twenty two year old Mason rejoined the Lakesiders on the last day of the summer transfer window. Chris spent two seasons with the Lakesiders after beginning his career at Bury. The forward who hails from Blackburn has also appeared for Guiseley and Clitheroe as well as spells in Malta and Sweden. KIERAN SMITH (STRIKER) Kieran Smith - Forward Smith is a new addition this transfer window after joining from Chester Nomads. The 21 year old is a pacy striker and won the West Cheshire Player of the Season award last year.
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The Big Interview with Craig Harrison Craig Harrison spoke to Gilbert Woolley this week about both the good points and bad points of the year that was, 2013. It has been a fantastic year and although we were a little disappointed to lose in the cups, the year as a whole has been a really great success. We had such a good time in Europe and we played so well in the first leg and we certainly didn’t disgrace ourselves in the away leg. We may have even been able to get a draw out of the game in Warsaw but overall, we played so well in the tie. Domestically, we had a little bit of a slow start in the 2013/14 Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League season, which I think may have been because of the European hangover but since September we have really kicked on and we are hoping to continue our excellent form into 2014. We also want to keep our unbeaten run at home going as long as we can. To have not
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lost a game at home in 2013 is really pleasing and is something that I am very proud of. My favourite moments of the year were winning the league in the manner we did and the first half of the match between ourselves and Legia Warsaw in Wrexham. That was the best all round performance that I have seen us play. When you take into consideration that there was a big crowd at the game, we were playing in Wrexham and not at Park Hall and when you add that to the quality of the opposition that we faced, it really was a magnificent effort from the team. We passed the ball really well and created chances and it was without doubt the most impressive performance I have ever seen from my team. The most disappointing moments in 2013 were the two cup exits. We lost to Carmarthen on penalties in the final of the Word Cup and lost to Bangor City in the last minute of the Welsh Cup semi final.
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TNS
Each week a member of the team will answer the following questions, regarding their teammates.
Teammates This week JAMIE MULLAN will be answering. Who is the worst dressed at the club Greg Draper Who is the biggest joker at the club Sam Finley, Chris Marriott and Ryan Fraughan. Who is the most skilful at the club Aeron Edwards. Who is the quickest at the club Me! Who is the best trainer at the club Chris Seargeant. Who is the worst trainer at the club Mike Wilde Who is the most intelligent at the club Matty Williams. Who is the least intelligent at the club Scott Quigley Who has the worst taste in music at the club Simon Spender
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QUICK QUESTIONS WITH...
CHRIS SEARGEANT Number 12 First mobile phone- Nokia First car- Fiat Punto First Football boots- Puma Kings First Music Album purchased – Oasis (definitely maybe). Favourite moment at TNS – Walking out of the tunnel in Poland against Legia Warsaw. Favourite Football memory – Playing in Thailand for Everton. Favourite Holiday destination – Las Vegas Favourite Film of all time – Man on Fire Favourite Sport other than Football – Golf Favourite Football team – Everton Favourite Football player- Lionel Messi
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ALL TIME FAVOURITE XI GK Peter Schmeichel
RB Cafu
RM David Beckham
CB Marcel Desailly
CM Zinedine Zidane
ST Ronaldo
CB LB Fabio Cannavaro Roberto Carlos
CM Paul Scholes
LM Cristiano Ronaldo
ST Lionel Messi
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MEET The New Saints Player Profiles 2013/2014
Paul Harrison – 1 Affectionately known as ‘H’, the TNS Captain has been a model of consistency since joining The Saints in 2007. The Liverpool born shot stopper, started off his career at Anfield before moving to clubs such as Leeds United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chester City. Born on the 18th of December in 1984, Harrison was an ever present during last season’s successful title winning side.
Steve Evans 5 Capped seven times by Wales, ‘Evo’ rejoined The Saints after a three year spell playing for Wrexham. During his spell at The Racecourse Stadium, the strong defender became the first non-league player to represent Wales for 76 years, when he appeared as a second-half substitute in Wales’ 2-1 defeat in Russia. During his time at the Oswestry based club, the Wrexham born Evans has won the Welsh Premier League title, the Welsh Cup and the Welsh league Cup. Steve is now also the Head Coach of the Scholarship programme and is the manager of the Under 19 side.
Chris Marriott – 3 ‘Mazza’ joined The New Saints in 2009 and has become a regular at left back. The 23 year old previously played for Cefn Druids, after graduating from Wrexham’s academy programme. Marriott was voted the Manager’s Player of the Year for the 2012/2013 season.
Simon Spender – 2 Phil Baker – 4 Birkenhead born Baker, started his career off at Tranmere Rovers before playing for Bangor City and Exeter City. The solid centre back completed his move from The Grecians to The Saints in 2005 and famously scored the winning goal against Cliftonville in the Europa League first qualifying round. The mean defender has won the Welsh Premier League, the Welsh Cup and the Welsh League Cup during his time at Park Hall. The mean defender has been an ever present for The Saints in the last few years.
Born in Mold on the 15th of November, 1985, the reliable right back joined TNS in 2011. Spender played over 100 games for Wrexham before moving to Barrow. The Welshman also represented his country at Under 21 level. ‘Spends’ was part of the Barrow team that won the FA Trophy at Wembley stadium in 2010.
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Scott Ruscoe – 7 Scott holds the record for the most appearances at The New Saints and has been a main stay in the team for the last decade. The TNS number seven had previously played for Newtown and Chester City before joining The Saints back in 2002. Nicknamed ‘Bobby’ the TNS number seven has won the Welsh premier League, the Welsh Cup and the Welsh League Cup during his time in Oswestry. The ball playing midfielder now divides his time between playing and overseeing the TNS Academy, in his role as Head of Youth Development. Scott has also represented The New Saints in European competition an incredible 29 times.
Matty Williams – 10
Kai Edwards – 6 Born in St Asaph on the 20th of January, 1991, Kai captained both the Welsh Under 21’s and the Welsh Under 23’s whilst at Wrexham. The Welsh Premier League’s Young Player of the Year in 2011/2012, joined TNS following Neath’s liquidation. The young defender has also played for Prestatyn Town. Kai was voted the TNS Young Player of the Year for the 2012/2013 season.
Greg Draper – 9 The New Zealand International made his debut for the All Whites in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Fiji. Draper also played in the Beijing Olympics against Brazil, Belgium and China. The 24 year old Somerset born front man, joined TNS in 2011 and was the top goal scorer in his debut season, with an impressive 23 League goals. Greg’s former clubs include Canterbury United, Wellington Phoneix and Melbourne Knights.
Matty joined TNS in 2010 after impressing at Rhyl. The former Manchester United reserve joined Notts County after his stint at Old Trafford, where he went onto play regularly for two seasons. The St Asaph born striker then moved on to play for both Tamworth and Burton Albion, before returning to Wales. His first season with The Saints saw him score a wonderful 24 goals in 38 appearances.
Sam Finley – 8 The tenacious young box to box midfielder was signed by Craig Harrison, in January 2012. Having spent time with Everton as a youngster, the Liverpudlian played for Southport and Warrington before switching to the Welsh Champions. Sam was born on the 4th of August 1992. Having worn number 17 last season, Sam decided to switch to number eight for the forthcoming campaign.
Draper
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Ryan Fraughan – 11
Chris Seargeant – 12
‘Frawny’ began his career at Tranmere Rovers and progressed into the first team along with Dale Jennings and Ash Taylor. The tricky winger left The Superwhites in 2011, to join Stockport County. The 22 year old scored the opening goal in the UEFA Champions League fixture against Legia Warsaw. The TNS number 11 was voted the Welsh Premier League Young Player of the Season last year.
Born in Liverpool on the 13th of September, 1986, ‘Sarge’ began his career with Everton FC. During his stay at The Toffees, the TNS number 12 scored the winning goal in the Semi Final of the Liverpool Senior Cup. Chris left Everton in 2006 and went on to play for Bangor City before joining the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League champions. Former Everton player, Steve Seargeant is his father.
Mike Wilde – 18
Jamie Mullan – 14 Jamie signed for TNS in January 2013. The speedy winger was born in Nottingham and played for Manchester United reserves. After leaving Old Trafford he joined Northwich Victoria where he helped save them from relegation and by doing so he won the Young Player of the Year award. Mullan then joined Fleetwood Town and was a member of the 2009/2010 promotion winning squad. The TNS number 14 has also played for Alfreton Town and Stalybridge Celtic.
Connell Rawlinson – 16 Wrexham born Connell, was previously with Chester City. The tall defender has also represented his country at Under 23 level. The TNS number 16 spent time on loan at Newtown last year before coming back to The Saints and helping the Oswestry side successfully defend their Welsh Premier title.
‘Wildey’ rejoined The New Saints last season and took no time to settle in as he powered his way to Welsh Premier Golden Boot with a very impressive 25 goals. The Liverpool born forward started his career at TNS before leaving for Fleetwood Town. The big front man has also spent time at Halifax Town and Chester City. Last season, the TNS number 18 was voted the Supporters Player of the Year as well as the Players Player of the Year. In what was a wonderful season, he was also voted the Welsh Premier League Player of the Year.
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Chris Mullock – 25 Aaron Simms – 19
Alex Darlington – 20
Aaron is a versatile defender who has developed through the TNS Academy. The Shrewsbury born player will wear the number 19 shirt this season. Simms also spent time on loan at Cyrmu Alliance side, Conwy Borugh, before returing to Park Hall and playing his part in the 7-1 thrashing of Prestatyn, in the penultimate game of the season.
‘Darlo’ began his career with Wrexham and has represented Wales at Under 19 level. The Wrexham born striker cruelly suffered two broken legs whilst at The Racecourse. The TNS number 20 has gone on to become a very important first team player for The Saints and is also the designated penalty taker for the club. The prolific forward was born on December the 26th, 1988.
Chris joined The Saints this summer and will wear the number 25 shirt. Born in Wrexham on the 16th of September, 1988, the big shot stopper famously kept a clean sheet for Cefn Druids against Finnish giants, MyPA in the Europa League first qualifying round. Mullock left The Ancients to join TNS, where he has linked up with his former School friend, Aeron Edwards.
Ryan Jones – 27 Ryan spent time at Cefn Druids last year and impressed by scoring a 11 goals. The forward has appeared for the TNS first team and played against Prestatyn in the Premier Cup. Ryan will play for Cefn Druids on loan this season.
Scott Quigley – 22 Quigley spent time on loan at fellow Welsh Premier league side, Carmarthen. The powerful youngster has also made a handful of appearances for the TNS first team. He was an unused substitute during the UEFA Champions League away fixture with Legia Warsaw. Scott will play for Cefn Druids on loan this season.
Chris Jones – 21 The former Swansea City winger spent the 2012/2013 season with The Saints and returned to the club prior to the start of the 2013/2014 Welsh Premier League season. During his time with The Swans, Chris played alongside players such as Joe Allen and Leon Britton. The speedy wide man has also spent time at Grimsby Town and Neath. Chris will wear the number 21 shirt for The Saints.
Aeron Edwards – 23 Former Buckley Town midfielder, ‘Azza’ is a key component of the TNS side. He displayed his incredible stamina by getting to level 24.2 on the yo-yo test at the start of the 2013/2014 season. The energetic number 23 was born on the 16th of February and can speak fluent Welsh. The Under 23 Welsh international signed from Caersws in June 2009.
Luke Douglas – 26 ‘Dougie’ spent time with Crewe Alexandra and Wrexham before joining The New Saints. The young defender can play at both right back and left back and will wear the number 26 shirt this season.
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Saints so far The New Saints made it eight home wins in a row this season after beating Aberystwyth Town four nil thanks to goals from Mike Wilde, Matty Williams, Alex Darlington and Greg Draper. Wilde opened the scoring ten minutes before half time and two quick fire goals from Williams and Darlington ensured the victory. Substitute Draper added a fourth with a close range header as TNS extended their lead at the top of the table. The Saints started well with a succession of corners and after winning a third corner in row, Wilde was superbly denied by Mike Lewis. Darlington whipped in a fantastic cross from the edge of the box but the diving Wilde was somehow thwarted by a brilliant stop from the visiting goalkeeper. TNS continued to keep the ball but on the 20 minute mark, Aberystwyth Town went close to breaking the deadlock. Stuart Fraser found space in the box and after being pressured, he curled his effort just over the bar. With 36 minutes gone, TNS opened the scoring. Wilde calmly headed in against the post to give his side a deserved lead. The former Chester City forward headed in from eight yards out, leaving Lewis rooted. Minutes before half time, Chris Jones hit a powerful shot into the side netting. The former Swansea City man controlled the ball in the box and was unlucky, after his shot narrowly missed the target. Ten minutes into the second half, Williams doubled the advantage. Darlington wonderfully dribbled past a couple of Aberystwyth Town defenders before finding Williams, who despite having his shot deflected, was able to watch his shot trickle past Lewis.
A minute later it was three. Darlington was the first player to react to a loose ball in the box and the former Wrexham man made no mistake as he smashed in an unstoppable strike, to ensure that The Saints would continue a more than impressive home record this season. Shortly after Sam Finley magnificently dribbled past a number of defenders before playing Jones in and once again Lewis thwarted The Saints. Jones took his time before curling an effort in to the top corner, only for Lewis to palm it away. Substitute Greg Draper then added a fourth after he headed in a cross from fellow substitute, Jamie Mullan. The TNS number nine easily converted from close range to add to his tally of nine goals this season. Draper then attempted to become a provider and after wonderfully picking out Darlington, the TNS number 20 was unlucky to have his shot cleared off the line. Chris Marriott and Finley had long range efforts but Draper’s goal was the last of the game as TNS ran out comfortable winners. The result means Craig Harrison’s men have now won eight home games in a row this season, without conceding a single goal. The New Saints line up was Paul Harrison (C), Simon Spender, Chris Marriott, Connell Rawlinson, Sam Finley, Kai Edwards, Matty Williams (Jamie Mullan 56), Chris Seargeant, Mike Wilde (Greg Draper 64), Chris Jones (Ryan Fraughan 71) and Alex Darlington. The unused substitutes for TNS were Phil Baker, Aeron Edwards, Ryan Kershaw and Aaron Simms. The Aberystwyth line up was Mike Lewis, Sion James, Antonio Corbisiero, Peter Hoy, Stuart Jones, Bari Morgan (Krzystof Nalborski 71), Mark Jones, Cledan Davies, Stuart Fraser (Jamie Butler 77), Wyn Thomas (Tom Shaw 64) and Rhydian Davies. The unused substitute for the visitors was Ed Powl-Jones.
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Having guided his side to another win, Craig Harrison’s team have won every home game this season and are still yet to concede a single goal. The TNS boss is happy with how his team are playing and said, ‘We are very strong at home and the reason we are doing so well is down to our hard work. We work very hard every day in training and the players are responding to everything I want. We are as fit as we have ever been, we are a tight group with players that want to work hard for each other and we have a really good squad that is full of ability.’ Harrison was delighted that his team kept another clean sheet but would rather win games, than try and protect the wonderful record, ‘It is great that we are keeping clean sheets but the result is more important. We are
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always looking ahead to our next game and we know that we must remain focused. We would never try and protect our clean sheet record instead of trying to win a game as winning is what it is all about. I don’t mind winning by two goals to one or three goals to two but I will never go into any game trying to draw nil nil, just so that we can preserve our defensive record. ‘ TNS will now face two important league games prior to Christmas. Firstly The Saints will travel down to Carmarthen, hoping for a repeat performance from earlier in the season, when a rampant Saints side demolished The Old Gold by six goals to nil. The Oswestry based side will then play their final game before Christmas, entertaining Bala Town on Friday the 20th of December.
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Saints visited by Holy Trinity Choir The Holy Trinity Church of England School Choir visited The New Saints on Friday night. The Oswestry based school sang a number of Christmas carols before the match inside The Venue before going pitch side to witness The Saints beat Aberystwyth Town by four goals to nil. The School children also had the chance to get on the pitch at half time and sing another four Christmas carols in front of a horde of applauding fans. Everyone associated with The New Saints Football Club would like to say a big thank you to the Holy Trinity C of E School for visiting Park Hall stadium on Friday night.
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Manager Of The Month Award For Carl Head coach Carl Darlington has won the manager of the month award for November. The New Saints have been in terriďŹ c form recently and the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League have won their last seven league matches. During November, Craig Harrison and Carl Darlington have masterminded wins against Rhyl, Afan Lido, Port Talbot and Prestatyn. The Saints have scored 11 goals in the process and only conceded two. Park Hall has once again proved to be a fortress as TNS have maintained their perfect home record this season. Harrison's in-form side have played seven home games and won all seven, scoring
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an impressive tally of 28 goals and are also yet to concede. The New Saints have now won 15 consecutive League matches at Park Hall, which is a new WPL record.
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Match by Match DATE SAT 24 AUG Mon 26 Aug Fri 30 Aug Sat 7 Sep Fri 13 Sep Sat 21 Sep Sat 28 Sep Sat 5 Oct Sat 12 Oct Sat 19 Oct Tue 22 Oct Fri 25 Oct Fri 8 Nov Fri 15 Nov Sun 24 Nov Sat 30 Nov Fri 6 Dec Fri 13 Dec Fri 20 Dec Thu 26 Dec Wed 1 Jan Sat 4 Jan Sat 18 Jan TBA
OPPONENTS PORT TALBOT TOWN Prestatyn Town Aberystwyth Town Bala Town Gap Connahs Quay BANGOR CITY CARMARTHEN TOWN Airbus UK Broughton Rhyl AFAN LIDO Airbus UK Broughton (WCQF) GAP CONNAHS QUAY RHYL Afan Lido Port Talbot Town PRESTATYN TOWN Conwy Borough (WC 3R) ABERYSTWYTH TOWN BALA TOWN Newtown NEWTOWN Bangor City AIRBUS UK BROUGHTON Carmarthen Town
H/A HOME Away Away Away Away HOME HOME Away Away HOME Away HOME HOME Away Away HOME Away HOME HOME Away HOME Away HOME Away
SCORE 6-0 0-1 2-2 *3-1 4-0 2-0 6-0 1-1 2-0 3-0 1-2 5-0 3-0 2-1 3-1 3-0 2-1 (aet) 4-0 7.45pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm -
ATT 306 449 409 204 316 482 234 505 814 435 ---413 512 247 207 272 -322
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THIS WEEKEND`S FIXTURES IN THE CORBETT SPORTS WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE TONIGHT Aberystwyth Town v Port Talbot Town Gap Connahs Quay v Prestatyn Town The New Saints v Bala Town
TOMORROW Bangor City v Afan Lido Rhyl v Carmarthen Town Newtown v Airbus UK Broughton
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Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League Table (Up to and Including Saturday 14 December 2013) Team The New Saints Airbus UK Broughton Newtown Carmarthen Town Bangor City Aberystwyth Town Rhyl Prestatyn Town Bala Town Gap Connahs Quay Port Talbot Town Afan Lido
P 16 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
W 13 12 8 7 7 5 6 5 4 4 3 3
D 2 3 3 5 4 7 3 4 4 4 5 4
L 1 2 6 4 6 5 8 8 9 9 9 10
F 49 36 26 29 24 27 21 18 21 19 12 13
A 7 15 25 24 20 30 24 22 24 44 26 34
PTS 41 39 27 26 25 22 21 19 16 16 14 13
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Show Racism The Red Card!
The Show Racism the Red Card team were at Park Hall stadium again yesterday. Pupils from the Cefn Mawr County Primary School took part in an educational workshop delivered by education worker Chris Stokes, learning about the topic of racism through interactive games and discussions. During the workshop the young people took the chance to make additional notes adding to the research they had done prior to the event to aid in the production of their newspaper articles which they will be writing after the event, when they return to school. The afternoon session was supported by manager Craig Harrison who was joined by campaign worker Jason Webber for the role play press conference. The young people posed questions on racism in football and society to the panel who faced some tough intelligent questions.
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The best asked questions on the day won a signed TNS FC shirt and shorts, a club scarf and SRtRC goodie bag. Every pupil also received a match ticket for the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League ďŹ xture against Aberystwyth Town FC. Everyone associated with The New Saints would like to thank the school for attending the event.
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academy news The academy boys and girls enjoyed their Christmas party last Sunday at The Venue along with some of the parents. The day was spread into 3 slots where the younger boys and girls had games and a quiz and the older ones playing bowling and finishing off with a disco, with some of our under 15s getting to know some of the under 16 girls quite well on the dance floor! Another fine show of dancing came from Russell Higgins who helps out with our under 15s, it looked like he was dancing to a different song but he did get up and give it a go! It's good for team bonding to get the groups in together and mix with other age groups, because during the season they are training and playing within their own teams. It also brings the parents together and it's good to celebrate Christmas as a team. On Sunday we also had a game between the 16s and the first year scholars. Rivalry is fierce and it also gives us an insight into next year`s intake. Our 16s competed very well and there were some great goals on show, the 16s coming out on top 6-2. We have a short break now for Christmas and then back to training Week commencing 6th January where we finish the futsal programme and start playing games again in the academy cup and friendlies. I'd like to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas on behalf of all of us here at the club. Enjoy the game,
Scott
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The New Saints
Bala Town
Manager Craig Harrison
Manager Colin Caton
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Paul Harrison Simon Spender Chris Marriott Phil Baker Steve Evans Kai Edwards Scott Ruscoe Sam Finley Greg Draper Matty Williams Ryan Fraughan Christian Seargeant Jamie Mullan Connell Rawlinson Michael Wilde Aaron Simms Alex Darlington Chris Jones Scott Quigley Aeron Edwards Ryan Kershaw Chris Mullock Luke Douglas Ryan Jones
Referee: Mr B.J James
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Assistants: Mr A Jones & Mr J Walker
Next Match at Home NEWTOWN • Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League Wednesday 1st January • Kick-Off 2.30pm
Ashley Morris Ben Collins Stuart Jones Ryan Valentine Conall Murtagh Mark Connolly Mark Jones Ian Sheridan Stef Edwards Dave Morley Edwin Renauld Tony Davies Stephen Brown Lewis Codling Kenny Lunt Stephen Fisher Ryan Jones Matthew Boswell Chris Mason Kieron Smith Adam Eden Mark Wyn Jones Alex Edwards
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4th Official: Mr S Hughes